After 15 years, Owner-Chef Bernard Ros has developed a loyal clientele among local residents and a reputation for good, moderately priced fare that draws visitors from the 12 hotels that surround Meli Melo his French-Mediterranean restaurant on Madison Avenue in Murray Hill. ...
Picture James Bond – not Daniel Craig, but Sean Connery – pulling up to the curb in his Aston Martin and climbing out in his Antony Sinclair Savile Row suit with ascot neatly tufted in his shirt. He would glance to each side before walking into Beekman Bar and Books on First Ave. and 50th Street.
Bond would take one look around and feel right at home....
The Palm West crowd includes theater cast members, pre- and post-theater diners and lots and lots of carnivorous, loud and jovial customers. Every portion is huge. ...
One of the best things about New York is the wide variety of restaurants and bars in practically every neighborhood. But the restaurant business is notoriously tough, and if you don’t deliver on quality food at good prices, you won’t stay open long. One place that has the formula down is the Half King Bar & Restaurant in Manhattan. It offers bar fare that easily matches the quality of entrees found in higher end restaurants, but at reasonable prices....
Russian Samovar, the Midtown West restaurant, is known as much for its unique cuisine as it is for it’s support of the arts. Think Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Puskin, and you’ll get a feel for the atmosphere. A classically trained pianist performs nightly along with other acts, and poetry readings are held throughout the year....
Village Prime has opened its doors on Bleecker St. n Manhattan’s trendy Greenwich Village on a bet that downtown hipsters and tourists alike will find it’s “creative yet non-pretentious” steak and seafood menu a welcome alternative. The menu is the work of executive chef Rory O’Farrell. He’s a familiar figure to those who follow the New York restaurant scene....
Dirt Candy, also known as vegetables, is the name of this East Village restaurant that celebrates the miracle transforming rain, soil and sunshine into delicious, healthy food...
Charles Devigne took over Pescatore at Second Ave and 50th St. in Manhattan three years ago, but he’s no rookie in the restaurant business. He worked his way up at the restaurant from waiter to general manager and knows every facet of the operation....
It’s always a welcome sight when the owner of a restaurant greets patrons as they enter the door. At the East River Café on the corner of First Ave. and 61st St. at the foot of the Queensboro Bridge, Sam Morcos is usually sitting at the end of the well-known copper bar just inside the door....
Long time Upper East Siders might still remember it as The Lenox Room, but Tony Fortuna has carved out a niche of his at the T Bar Steak and Lounge since opening in the same space....
Celebrities aren’t necessarily a good judge of fine restaurants, but when patrons include Rihanna, Gigi Hadid, Beyonce and Jay Z, SoHo restauranteur Mike “Mamo” Mammoliti must be doing something right. Michelin-starred Executive Chef Massimo Sola probably has a lot to do with it as well. Mammoliti’s Italian/French restaurant, Mamo, captures the look, feel and Provençal flavors of its Antibes, France, namesake restaurant, Mamo Le Michelangelo....
Owner Frank Gocaj and executive chef Victor H. Chavez have teamed up at Greenwich Steakhouse for an upscale New York City dining experience in the West Village that can hold its own against Midtown competitors....
Rayuela (ra-yue-la), Spanish for hopscotch, illustrates their gourmet Latin American and Spanish menu that hops among the best recipes from a dozen Spanish-speaking countries---effectively erasing their boundaries....
Eric Demarchelier’s self-naemd French bistro, Demarchelier, has been a fixture on the Upper East Side since 1992, drawing a loyal, local clientele for a quick bite, a romantic rendezvous, or a simple family meal. The decor is more bourgeois than bohemian, but the menu is exquisitely French....
Junoon likes to bill itself as a restaurant with “French service, in the family, Indian style.” At least that’s how one waiter described it when a local critic recently visited the new outlet in the Flatiron district of Manhattan. The city doesn’t lack for Indian eateries, but Junoon aims for the upscale. The owners obviously pay attention to detail and it shows in the decor. It’s not your typical buffet-style Indian restaurant....
Il Punto offers traditional Italian fare in Hell's Kitchen in Manhattan.
Il Punto Ristorante occupies a central spot on the corner of 9th Avenue and 38th St...
Turkish cuisine may not jump off the radar for many diners, but Uskudar on the Upper East Side in Manhattan proved to be a rare treat. The Turkish restaurant is one of those small gems scattered throughout New York City that cater mainly to locals....
